Ramdev on dharna against aide's arrest

Indian spiritual guru Baba Ramdev addresses journalists in Dehradun on July 21, 2012, following the arrest of Ramdev's close aide Acharya Balkrishna. The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested yoga guru Baba Ramdev's close aide Acharya Balkrishna July 20 in a case relating to submission of alleged fake and forged documents to obtain an Indian passport, reports said. A bail application by Balkrishna was rejected by a special CBI court July 21. AFP

Yoga guru Ramdev on Saturday staged a dharna in protest against the arrest of his aide Balkrishna accusing the Centre of misusing the CBI to harass people.

He also vowed to fight black money and corruption through a renewed agitation which will start on August 9 in New Delhi. Ramdev said he will continue to fight for bringing back Rs 400 lakh crore of black money stashed abroad.

“Acharya Balkrishna is not a terrorist or a criminal, rather he has honestly worked for the welfare of crores of people through his knowledge on ayurveda.

We are standing by him on moral grounds,” Ramdev told reporters at Lachhiwala where he was stopped by the police.Later, Ramdev sat on a dharna in front of the CBI office to protest against the arrest of Balkrishna.He criticised the Centre for misusing their investigative agencies.

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